Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 16

Rule 16(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 6(1).

    (1)     A driver is the person who is driving a vehicle (except a motor bike, bicycle, electric scooter, animal or animal-drawn vehicle).

Notes

Note 1 to rule 16(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 6(2).

1     "Bicycle", electric scooter and motor bike are defined in the dictionary and vehicle is defined in rule 15.

2     "Drive" includes be in control of—see the definition in the dictionary.

    (2)     However, a "driver" does not include a person pushing a motorised wheelchair.

Note

Wheelchair is defined in the dictionary.